“We have been giving away too many sloppy goals, team wise and individually. It’s something we need to improve on and if we do we will score goals and beat teams.

“There’s good vibes, but also frustrations that we are not playing as well as we can do. We are up and running on the points front, performance wise we are not quite there.”

Butland can expect a busy afternoon on Saturday when Stoke’s mini two-match unbeaten run will be sorely tested at Chelsea – and when they will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the performance and scoreline on their last visit to the capital when losing 5-1 to Tottenham at Wembley earlier this month.

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“We have got a big game Saturday, Chelsea away, without a few people, so it will be a big test of character,” said Butland in an interview with Signal Radio’s Grahame Lloyd.

“Obviously we are going to be without Kurt Zouma, but hopefully Ryan’s calf isn’t too bad. We are going to have to call upon a few players and they are going to have to step up.

Stoke City's Ryan Shawcross is substituted after suffering an injury during the Premier League match at the John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield.

“We’ve got to be staying in games, which we have in the last two, and four points from six over Christmas is a really good return but means nothing if we don’t take something from these next two as well.”

One player on cloud nine at the moment is Ramadan after following up his first-ever Premier League goal for Stoke City in the 3-1 win over West Brom with Tuesday’s close-range leveller at Huddersfield.

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“We have been after a final product from him because between the goals he’s got brilliant ability dribbling with the ball,” said Butland.

“He’s still young and got a lot to learn about where to do things on the pitch and where not to, but he’s got the ability to get into the box and make things happen for us and he’s done that in the last two games.”